MINNESOTA
Fox 9
by Mike Durkin
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) –
The transcript and video clips from the deposition of Archbishop John Nienstedt were released Tuesday by St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson.
PDF: Deposition of Archbishop John Nienstedt
In 4 hours of testimony on April 2, Nienstedt gave a statement and answered questions about how officials in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis handled allegations of sexual abuse by priests.
“It really reflects, in real time, the problem that exists at it is today,” Anderson said a news conference Tuesday. “This is not about what has been in the past. This captured a harsh reality that the promises and the pledges made by this archbishop and his predecessor were broken…We’re alarmed, we’re sad and we’re scared, the more we hear and the more we see.”
ABRUPT ENDING
Anderson said Nienstedt ended the deposition abruptly by walking out when asked the following question: “Why not just turn over these files that you know to be credibly accused to the professionals, to law enforcement?”
A spokesperson for the archdiocese explained that Nienstedt did not “walk out of the deposition,” as Anderson claimed, but that the deposition had simply run past its 4-hour time budget.
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